Financial Controller

The CFO HQ; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The CFO HQ in Birmingham is hiring a Financial Controller to lead a finance team and own the day-to-day finance function. The role reports to the CFO and combines financial control, management reporting, budgeting and forecasting with commercial insight.

Hybrid working in Birmingham, with a focus on strengthening controls, improving processes and supporting strategic financial decisions as the business scales.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant.
• Experience leading a finance team and producing monthly management accounts.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to analyse financial data.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the finance team with oversight across transactional and operational finance.
• Own the monthly management accounts process (journals, accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations).
• Produce monthly Board reporting with meaningful commentary on P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting processes and provide departmental analysis.
• Strengthen financial controls and implement improvements as the business scales.
• Partner with the CFO and other stakeholders to evolve the finance function.
• Manage external audit relationships and statutory reporting.
• Support treasury and cash management activities.

Skills

Excel

Financial analysis

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Excel (tool)

Job description

# Financial ControllerAccounting / Finance,Financial ControllerNovember 5, 2026Permanent### Job Description* Permanent* Birmingham* Posted 17 hours ago* £70,000 – £75,000 per annum + 10% BonusWebsite**CV-Library**Financial ControllerBirmingham | Hybrid£70,000 – £75,000 + BonusFollowing a period of strong growth, an ambitious Birmingham-based business is entering an exciting next phase of its development and is looking to appoint a Financial Controller to play a key role in that journey.This is a fantastic time to be joining. As the business continues to grow, so too does the need for a finance function that can support increased scale, provide greater insight and continue to develop its controls, processes and reporting.Working closely with the CFO, you'll take ownership of the day-to-day finance function and lead an established finance team. This is a broad, hands-on role combining financial control, management reporting, budgeting and forecasting, team leadership and commercial finance.Key responsibilities will include:Leading and developing an established finance team, with oversight across transactional and operational financeTaking ownership of the monthly management accounts process, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliationsProducing monthly Board reporting across P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, together with meaningful commentaryLeading the budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting processesProviding departmental analysis, challenging performance against budget and supporting better commercial decision makingStrengthening financial controls and implementing practical improvements as the business continues to scaleReviewing and improving finance processes to create greater efficiency, accuracy and scalabilityActing as a key business partner to stakeholders across the wider businessManaging the external audit relationship and supporting the statutory reporting processSupporting treasury and cash managementProviding financial input into commercial initiatives, pricing and new opportunitiesWorking closely with the CFO on the continued evolution of the finance functionTo be considered for this position, you must:Be a fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountantLive within a realistic commuting distance of Birmingham and be comfortable working on a hybrid basisHave a strong financial accounting and financial control backgroundHave experience producing and taking ownership of monthly management accountsHave previous experience managing and developing a finance teamBe comfortable operating in a hands-on Financial Controller role rather than purely reviewing the work of othersHave strong Excel skills and be confident working with financial dataBe commercially aware, with the confidence to challenge stakeholders and improve existing processesExperience within a privately owned, entrepreneurial or growing commercial organisation would be particularly relevant.Why Join?:The timing of this appointment is what makes the opportunity even more interesting. The business has already achieved significant growth and is now moving into its next phase, creating an opportunity for the incoming Financial Controller to join at a point where finance will have an increasingly important role to play.You'll have direct exposure to the CFO, responsibility for an established team and genuine scope to improve processes, strengthen controls and develop the finance function as the organisation scales.A development plan to become Finance Director / CFO in the next 2-3 years for the right candidate